Lighting Industry

Acuity Brands, Inc. recently announced it has acquired for cash Fairview, PA-based Healthcare Lighting, Inc., a provider of specialized, high-performance lighting products for healthcare facilities. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. “Healthcare Lighting’s philosophy of delivering high-quality, energy-efficient lighting solutions mirrors that of Acuity Brands,” said Vernon J. Nagel, Chairman, President and Chief Executive [...]

OSRAM SYLVANIA recently announced plans to offer a comprehensive portfolio of energy-efficient lighting fixtures for commercial and residential use. The SYLVANIA fixture line is the latest expansion of the company’s solid state lighting portfolio, which includes LED modules, power supplies, controls, lighting services and the number one line of LED retrofits in North America. “With [...]

Denis Lavoie, PE, LC assumed the office of President of the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IES) effective July 1, 2011. Lavoie succeeded John Selander, LC. The mission of the IES is to improve the lighted environment by bringing together those with lighting knowledge and by translating that knowledge into actions that benefit the [...]

Insight Lighting recently announced the launch of its newly redesigned website at www.insightlighting.com. The new site highlights Insight’s American-made product line and features stadium, airport, office building, museum and other projects. The new contemporary website design and improved features simplifies navigation for Insight’s representatives and clients when searching through Insight’s conventional-source and LED lighting products. [...]

It is with great sadness that I report that John Nadon, Business Development Manager for Jesco LED Lighting Solutions, passed on Thursday, June 16 at the age of 59. With an early background in theater arts as a college instructor, independent stage designer and architectural lighting designer, John Nadon is a well known figure in [...]

WAC Lighting President Shelley Wang has announced that the company is supporting the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) International. “We are so proud to support the JDRF,” explained Ms. Wang. “This organization offers a high level of education and results-driven research and developments to help cure Juvenile Diabetes. We are hoping that the foundation will [...]

The new JourneeLighting.com has a fresh new look dedicated to providing visitors with an easy way to navigate the site and find products. The new site’s homepage welcomes visitors with a flash animation that showcases Journée’s distinctive fixtures and also displays how the GE Infusion LED Module can be installed within Journée’s lighting fixtures. New [...]

Metrolight, a manufacturer of electronic HID ballasts, has announced the relocation of its headquarters to Dana Point, California. The company’s operations center will remain in Brentwood,TN. The U.S. team is expanding in response to growing demand for Metrolight’s products. The move to California is a tactical one as 30% of the country’s energy consumption is [...]

HUNT Dimming has announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO), comprised of a panel of three judges, has issued a precedent ruling in favor of HUNT, denying Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Philips) trademark application 79006105 for “SENSE and SIMPLICITY” in International Class 9 for opposed lighting goods, culminating a six-year process. The [...]